Severe Weather Coordination Message #1 – Thursday 4/14/22 Severe Weather Potential

Hello to all…

..Isolated to Scattered Strong to Severe Thunderstorms possible particularly across Western and Central Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Northwest Rhode Island for Thursday Afternoon and Evening anytime between 2-8 PM Thursday. Strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall with urban and poor drainage flooding are the main threats..
..The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed Western and Central Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Northwest Rhode Island in a marginal to slight risk for severe weather for Thursday with the slight risk area centered over Northern and Western Connecticut and Western Massachusetts from about Western Worcester County westward to the NY/MA line..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the severe weather potential Thursday Afternoon and Evening. Another coordination message will be posted by 10 AM Thursday Morning. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion and SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.fxus61.KBOX.html

SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook:
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2022/day2otlk_20220413_1730.html

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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